Do you support R.I.’s so-called “Taylor Swift Tax” on second homes...
A lawsuit was recently filed in R.I. Superior Court on behalf of more than 40 Rhode Island homeowners challenging the constitutionality of the state’s...
Five Questions With: Suzanne Silva
Suzanne Silva has served as the CEO of the Greater Providence Board of Realtors, Northern Rhode Island Board of Realtors and the Greater Providence...
Five Questions With: James B. Connell
Age-Friendly Rhode Island, a Providence-based nonprofit advocating for inclusive communities for older adults, reports the percentage of Rhode Islanders 65 and older will grow...
Are you satisfied with Providence’s system of bike lanes?
Mayor Brett P. Smiley told Providence Business News construction on the city's next phase of bike lane infrastructure is poised to begin.
The funding will...
Five Questions With: Bob Cappadona
Bob Cappadona | CEO and president, Veolia North America’s Hazardous Waste division
1. Environmental solutions company Veolia, based in France with a North American...
Zoo should be commended for pond stewardship
To the Editor:
We were disappointed in the way the July 31 Providence Business News article “Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at...
Davies student earns national gold medal in first aid and CPR...
ARIANNE CHARLES, a North Providence student at William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School in Lincoln, won the national gold medal in...
The key to reducing air pollution: Stop idling.
A bus company that left its buses’ engines running while parked in Boston neighborhoods has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to pay $5.6 million...
Dealing with laziness
A business owner carefully observed a new employee for the first 30 days. The employee displayed a less-than-enthusiastic work ethic. Unable to restrain herself...
Healthcare should measure outcomes, not just approvals
Ten days ago, my 82-year-old mother-in-law, Jane, was living a remarkably active and independent life.
She walked regularly, swam at the YMCA and did water...
